discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
here and there; around and about
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
poorhouse; almshouse; workhouse
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to need; to call for; to require
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal